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Senate · Apr–Jun 2026

Sue Lines

Australian Labor Party · WA

Salary, super & work expenses · Apr–Jun 2026
Modelled estimate
$224,657+$82,036reported + modelled
Excludes electorate-office staff salaries (MOPS Act) and office accommodation — typically several hundred thousand to over $1M per office per year.
Rank by expenses
79th / 280
+27% vs median
median$-1k$535k+
this MPall MPs (280)
Reported · IPEA
Expenses this quarter
$224,657
▼ 7.1% vs Jan-Mar 2026 · ▲ 64% vs Apr-Jun 2025
Quarters on record
37
Modelled · Remuneration Tribunal
Salary & allowances
$73,040
Includes allowances
Superannuation
$8,996
15.4% of base + loading
Role this quarter: BackbencherLargest category: Employee Travel ($97,119)
Expenditure figures sourced from IPEA quarterly release (Apr–Jun 2026). See methodology for how salary & super are modelled.

Quarter-over-quarter

Work expenses — reported by IPEA
Remuneration composition — modelled

Expenditure by category

Expenditure by category (reported by IPEA)

Remuneration breakdown

Quarterly breakdown (Apr–Jun 2026)$82,036
Base salaryStandard backbench rate (annual ÷ 4)$58,415
Electorate allowanceElectorate office and operations$9,750
Vehicle allowance (cash-in-lieu)Remuneration Tribunal vehicle entitlement$4,875
Superannuation15.4% of base + loading (accumulation)$8,996
Total remuneration & super$82,036
Note: Auto-applied Backbencher (2025-26); quarterly = annual / 4
How is this modelled?▾

Modelled from Remuneration Tribunal determinations. Best-effort approximations, not IPEA-reported amounts.

Vehicle entitlement
All members modelled as taking the $19,500/yr cash-in-lieu allowance. IPEA car/COMCAR lines are treated as separate travel costs.
Electorate allowance
Baseline rate ($39,700/yr) applied for all representatives; geographic scaling not yet modelled.
Committee loadings
Additional loadings for committee chairs, whips and minor office holders are currently untracked.
Mid-quarter transitions
Modelled on the most recent active role within the quarter (known approximation).

Full detail on the methodology page.

Expenditure detail

Employee Travel

$97,119
Domestic TravelIPEA$89,536.75
International TravelIPEA$7,009.73
International TravelIPEA$572.89

Office Facilities

$70,119
—IPEA$70,118.77

Scheduled Commercial Transport

$21,587
FaresIPEA$2,939.80
FaresIPEA$2,481.64
FaresIPEA$2,204.42
FaresIPEA$1,568.03
FaresIPEA$1,502.93
FaresIPEA$1,502.93
FaresIPEA$1,354.82
FaresIPEA$1,354.82
FaresIPEA$1,354.82
FaresIPEA$919.81
FaresIPEA$731.14
FaresIPEA$707.81
FaresIPEA$569.98
FaresIPEA$496.14
FaresIPEA$496.14
FaresIPEA$496.14
FaresIPEA$496.14
FaresIPEA$409.41

Office Administration

$19,843
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4,322.64
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3,814.55
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$3,769.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$840.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$797.36
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$697.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$672.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$567.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$440.86
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$323.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$320.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$300.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$249.00
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$137.94
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$125.96
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$122.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$114.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$113.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$99.67
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$91.98
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$90.91
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$81.36
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$79.73
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$74.76
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$62.98
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$59.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$57.27
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$54.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$51.08
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$47.25
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$46.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$37.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$36.01
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$33.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$30.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$28.05
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$27.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$26.57
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.61
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$20.33
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.26
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$17.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.72
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$14.16
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$12.47
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$11.44
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$9.88
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.83
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$9.80
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$8.03
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.40
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$6.22
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.75
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$5.39
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.34
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.15
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$5.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.50
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$4.10
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.96
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.60
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$3.02
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.77
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$2.39
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$1.79
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.42
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$1.00
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.92
Printing and CommunicationsIPEA$0.84
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.68
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.24
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA$0.09
Office Consumables and ServicesIPEA-$94.96

Travel Allowance

$8,496
Travel AllowanceIPEA$3,220.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$1,944.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$966.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$892.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$514.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$514.00
Travel AllowanceIPEA$446.00

International Travel

$3,790
Official VisitsIPEA$2,300.07
Official VisitsIPEA$398.31
Official VisitsIPEA$378.00
Official VisitsIPEA$378.00
Official VisitsIPEA$144.15
Official VisitsIPEA$144.08
Official VisitsIPEA$47.77

Other Car Costs

$2,166
COMCARIPEA$139.50
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$137.40
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$133.20
COMCARIPEA$104.34
COMCARIPEA$91.02
COMCARIPEA$77.70
COMCARIPEA$73.26
COMCARIPEA$72.90
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60
COMCARIPEA$66.60

Telecommunications

$844
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.95
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$152.09
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$113.63
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$71.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$71.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$71.82
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - Residential - OfficialIPEA$63.55
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$52.66
Telecommunications - UsageIPEA$30.00

Unscheduled Commercial Transport

$693
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$557.39
Parliamentary DutiesIPEA$135.61

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